CORRUPTUS, corruptus
Sounds Like: kor-RUP-toos
Translations: corrupted, spoiled, ruined, damaged, debased, bribed, a corrupted (thing)
From the root: CORRUMPO
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the perfect passive participle of the verb 'corrumpo' (to corrupt, spoil, ruin). It describes something that has been corrupted, spoiled, or morally debased. It functions as an adjective, modifying a noun to indicate its state of being damaged or impaired, either physically or morally.
Inflection: Perfect Passive Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 32:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CORRUMPO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- CORRUMPENS — corrupting, destroying, spoiling, bribing, a corrupting one
- CORRUMPO — corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin, bribe, pervert, defile
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